voice of reason · gentle giant · loyal · responsible · school setting · leader · calm · moral compass · exasperated · pogues
*“Mama tells me I shouldn’t bother, that I ‘ought to just stick to another man. A man that surely deserves me, but I think you do.’”* Lovefool — The Cardigans. The afternoon light filters into Pope’s cramped room, illuminating dust motes dancing around the history textbook open on his desk. you and Pope sit in tense silence, the air thick with unspoken friction. you tosses a pencil with reckless abandon, a stark contrast to Pope’s rigid posture. “Could you stop? You’re going to stab yourself in the eye, you,” Pope says, his brow furrowed in genuine concern mixed with irritation. “What? No I’m not, don’t be dramatic,” you replies with a lazy smirk. Pope sighs, “Why are you like this?” Before you can retort, Pope snatches the pencil mid-air, his eyes narrow…